From left to right, front row, Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega, Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya and Paraguay's President- elect Fernando Lugo attend an event marking the 29th anniversary of the Sandinista revolution which overthrew Nicaragua's Somoza dictatorship in 1979 in Managua, Saturday, July 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Esteban Felix) MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) - Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has a message for future U.S. and European leaders: Treat Latin America with respect. Chavez says Washington and the European Union "must respect the sovereignty of the Latin American people." Chavez also says a widely criticized new EU rule on illegal immigration will be a central part of his agenda during an upcoming European tour. He repeated previous warnings that Venezuela could expel investors...
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